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Three other people, aged between 23 and 29 also sustained gunshot wounds, according to police. Photo: iStock
Three people have been shot dead and three others wounded after gunmen stormed a tavern in the Eastern Cape.The incident occurred on Thursday night, in Bityi at a tavern in the Mqhekezweni Administrative area. Police spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu said the patrons were drinking on the veranda of the establishment around 7pm when three unknown males arrived.
The first person shot dead, aged 26 – who was on the veranda – was approached by the gunmen and shot multiple times. The rest of the patrons were ordered to lie on the floor. “The suspects then went inside and a further two people, aged 31 and 41, were fatally wounded. Three other people, aged between 23 and 29, also sustained gunshot wounds and were taken to hospital for medical treatment,” Naidu said in a